Qingyang did not dwell on it and directly stored over three hundred units of Moro Metal in the warehouse.
He then looked at the Planet Disintegrator. After hesitating for a moment, he still chose to destroy it.
Destructive mineral extraction equipment like the Planet Disintegrator had long been explicitly banned by the Alliance.
Even if he kept it, it would be useless beyond looking at it.
"The Moro Metal in this region has already been mined out. Head to the next production area," Qingyang suddenly said.
If the Mecha truly needed vast quantities of Moro Metal, then were Mecha mining it in other regions as well?
So much Moro Metal was an opportunity Starfleet could only dream of!
The Lost Mecha themselves possessed Exotic Space properties. Even using high-energy equipment within Qian Sen Star Lake would not trigger an energy riot.
They were a native "species" recognized by Qian Sen Star Lake!
Any high-energy fluctuations from the outside world, on the other hand, would immediately trigger massive energy tremors and particle riots.
That was precisely why, despite knowing Qian Sen Star Lake contained enormous quantities of special minerals, most people could not mine them freely.
The entire Star Lake was like gunpowder. The slightest spark would make it explode.
Normally, Moro Metal could only be collected by scraping it away bit by bit with disintegration beams.
Now that there was a group of native beings mining for them, with ready-made quantities of Moro Metal right before their eyes, how could they possibly pass it up?
With that thought, Qingyang immediately opened the star map and pinpointed the nearest Moro Metal production area.
A vertical distance of three thousand three hundred light-years?!
Qingyang frowned. This depth was already somewhat dangerous for the Eternal Fleet.
The density of star beasts would rise significantly.
It was not that Qingyang underestimated himself. The star beasts bred by Qian Sen Star Lake were far beyond comparison with those from the Star Lake he had encountered when he had first started out.
Running into groups of Level 5 star beasts was commonplace.
"Forget it. Fortune comes from danger. At worst, we'll enter Dark Space and make a run for it," Qingyang finally decided.
The Eternal Fleet immediately set off.
It leaped directly into subspace and headed toward its destination.
Through subspace's nearly completely transparent membrane, Taiyi constantly observed the conditions within the Star Lake.
Those terrifying Energy Storms could easily spread into subspace.
At the same time.
Hundreds of thousands of light-years from the edge of Qian Sen Star Lake, a Particle Storm spread outward.
A massive fleet rapidly sailed out from it, its immense scale nearly blotting out the radiance of the surrounding stars.
This was a Mecha fleet composed of tens of thousands of Mecha ships!
The weakest were medium Mecha ships. Among the similarly sizable formation of high-level Mecha ships, even more powerful warships could be faintly seen.
Two War Fortresses, each several thousand kilometers in diameter, gradually emerged among them.
Moments later, as if receiving an order, this massive fleet headed straight in one direction.
[Coordinates of the lost-contact region locked]
Elsewhere, the Eternal Fleet, still five hundred light-years away from the second Moro Metal production area, encountered a new situation.
Ahead of the Eternal Fleet.
Several hundred Starry Sky Battleships were locked in battle with three Level 5 star beasts. Their weak energy levels allowed Qingyang to immediately determine—
This was a United Fleet formed from more than a dozen T8 Fleets.
Its strongest vessels were only seven or eight high-end Starry Sky Battleships. Moreover, due to Star Weapon and talent bonuses, these high-end battleships were only around 10% stronger than the Eternal Fleet's Changqu Cruisers!
Facing three Level 5 star beasts over a thousand meters long with formidable biological energy levels.
The United Fleet of several hundred Starry Sky Battleships was steadily being pushed back, and many of its ships had already sustained severe damage.
Qingyang even spotted one Starry Sky Battleship that appeared solid only in its control room and keel frame.
The rest of it was extremely illusory.
It had clearly been smashed apart.
Even so, the battleship was still operating with remarkable fluidity, its illusory cannons firing continuously.
"Though I've never experienced it myself, I've finally witnessed the resilience of Datafication firsthand."
Qingyang stroked his chin, his tone filled with admiration.
Guxue asked in confusion, "They're clearly all newbie commanders. How did they dare wander recklessly through Qian Sen Star Lake without any trump cards?"
The weakest star beasts that dared roam Qian Sen Star Lake in search of prey were all Level 4.
Level 5 ones were also common.
This United Fleet before them could be overwhelmed even by several dozen Level 4 star beasts.
Qingyang shrugged. Though he did not know the reason, they definitely had to be saved. After all, under the Alliance's rules, fellow commanders could not be enemies.
Besides, rescuing them would also increase Star Network reputation.
More importantly, these three Level 5 star beasts were all known as Skarat Beasts.
Their pitch-black, crystal-like scales could be used to manufacture certain low-quality defensive Star Weapons!
They were worth quite a bit on the market.
"Three of them should be worth sixty thousand Star Points at least."
As Qingyang recalled the relevant information, he controlled the Eternal Fleet to charge toward the battlefield several light-days away.
"Battleship formation! Push forward! Do not stop the main guns or secondary guns!"
"The second cruiser formation and fourth Assault Ship formation, immediately circle around from both sides! Make sure these three Skarat Beasts take as much concentrated fire as possible!"
"..."
On the Star Network local channel, several young men and women were continuously directing the United Fleet's attacks.
Facing this Starfleet, whose T8 ships were mostly ordinary or mid-tier vessels, the Skarat Beasts did not feel greatly threatened.
Other than the main guns of those few battleships, which they needed to dodge or defend against using their biological fields.
The cannons of the other ships could not even break through their scales.
The Skarat Beasts, with triangular heads and eight legs, shook their heads as powerful biological energy gathered in their mouths.
The patterns on their scales gradually lit up. Then, three dazzling beams directly struck two battleships. Damage in the thousands of energy levels instantly caused the shields of several mid-tier battleships to dim sharply.
Inside one crescent-shaped high-end battleship, a capable woman with a high ponytail gritted her teeth.
"Damn it. This route shouldn't have had multiple Level 5 star beasts."
On the screen beside her, two young men in combat suits wore equally unwilling expressions.
Finally, the sturdily built young man sighed. "Wang Lian, if it really comes to it, we should retreat. Quite a few of our classmates have already suffered serious damage.
If we drag this out any longer, the gains won't be worth the losses."
"With three Skarat Beasts blocking the way, we can't get through unless we leave half our ships behind to hold them off," the young man beside him added.
Wang Lian's phoenix eyes were filled with helplessness, but there truly was no solution to the current situation.
In the end, she could only sigh. "One final round of attacks. Withdraw while the three Skarat Beasts are focused on defending."
When they heard that they were about to retreat, the dozen or so newbie commanders in the channel were unwilling, but they all knew there was no point in dragging things out further.
They quickly agreed to retreat.
"All ships, prepare to focus fire!"
Everyone immediately gave the order.
Just as every cannon in the fleet had finished charging to its peak.
A dazzling spear of light shot in from afar, striking a Skarat Beast directly like a sword beam from a river of stars!
There was no explosion, no energy wave.
The biological field of the attacked Skarat Beast was dissolved on the spot. Its entire head was swallowed by the spear of light and blasted directly into particles.
The remaining force of the spear of light continued for millions of kilometers before finally exploding in the distance!
The sudden scene caused the United Fleet to immediately cease fire.
"Is there a powerful Starfleet nearby?" everyone asked in delight.
The two Skarat Beasts froze. By the time they reacted, an enormous shadow had already completely covered them.
They looked up in confusion and saw dozens of Starry Sky Battleships surrounding them from all sides.
Though they were the same size as those several hundred metal lumps, they could clearly sense deadly threats coming from several of them.
"Sixty thousand Star Points. If they get away, that'll be a huge loss." Qingyang muttered aboard Taiyi.
The United Fleet.
Wang Lian and the other two were the first to react, instinctively opening the Star Network's nearby fleet information.
Their gazes stopped on the basic information displayed by the Star Network, and the three were utterly stunned.
"This is a T8 Fleet?!"
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